Colour Bind is a deceptive game that’s full of surprises. At first glance, it looks like a fairly simple and easy to grasp puzzle platformer, using simplified lo-fi graphics to carry out what would be an admittedly dull and overdone concept. The first few levels quickly throws that preconception out the window by showing off the very bouncy physics engine, and it becomes a game more concentrated on maintaining control in the face of mind bending gravity swaps. Then developer Finn Morgan reveals his nefarious true intentions though a series of increasingly brutal levels, making Colour Bind a game about twitch reflexes, split second decisions and zippy time trials. By the time you’ve earned your first achievement, the game is effortlessly blending these three disparate styles into one of the most challenging platformers out there. It’s occasionally a completely grating and frustrating experience, and after thirty failures in a row due to bad luck with physics and tough gravity controls you’ll probably dispute this review or curse us for pointing you towards this unique game. But with enough persistence, dedication and practice, the challenging gameplay of Colour Bind becomes so very rewarding in a way that few platformers are.
oprainfall writes:
"Since the dawn of platforming games, the ability to mess with gravity has been a staple for at least one level in many games of the genre. Finding the right direction and moving properly within it could be disconcerting for the player, and really shake things up. Oftentimes, enemies and objects weren’t affected by the shift, leading to two inconsistent directions for gravity. But… what happens when there are three?"
Non-Fiction Gaming writer Anthony flips gravity to get his brain going in the right direction. Colour Bind (Not Colourblind) is a fantastic brain teaser that may leave many frustrated.
Welcome to Colour Bind, where red means up... or was it down? Sam checked out this indie puzzle-platformer to test his reasoning abilities.
Portal has opened up the puzzle game genre to everyone with an idea of how to bend physics. I dunno... this game looks like a pass to me.
The big difference is that Portal was very intuitive. This concept doesn't have any logic behind it... there's no way to instinctively understand what's expected of you.
I'm with you in putting this in the 'pass' column.
